diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index e3f0f91..3508b28 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -715,7 +715,8 @@ do
           if path ~= vim.fn.stdpath 'config' and (vim.uv.fs_stat(path .. '/.luarc.json') or vim.uv.fs_stat(path .. '/.luarc.jsonc')) then return end
         end
 
-        client.config.settings.Lua = vim.tbl_deep_extend('force', client.config.settings.Lua, {
+        local current_settings = client.config.settings --[[@as lspconfig.settings.lua_ls]]
+        client.config.settings.Lua = vim.tbl_deep_extend('force', current_settings.Lua, {
           runtime = {
             version = 'LuaJIT',
             path = { 'lua/?.lua', 'lua/?/init.lua' },